Friday, July 4th
Search EmpowHer  
     

Unlocking their door, at EmpowHer women get to ASK their private health questions and find what’s missing.

To ASK your own question, simply click on this button:

     
samiam's picture

Hormone allergy: is it real?

66
vote
     
     

A radio spot this morning was about hormone allergies and how they cause weight gain, among other issues. I've not heard of this before. Is this real? What is a "hormone allergy?"


     

Comment viewing options

Select your preferred way to display the comments and click "Save settings" to activate your changes.
     
Tina T's picture

Hormone Allergy

Great question. According to a 2006Science Daily article based on an American Journal of Reproductive Immunology study, some women may actually experience a hormone allergy.

"Some women with menstrual cycle disorders like asthma and migraine headaches may be experiencing allergies to their own estrogen and progesterone hormones, Texas researchers have discovered."

Is the radio spot selling a service? If so, what is it?

     
     
samiam's picture

Hormone allergy radio spot

Thanks for the info. The radio spot was for a local clinic. Unfortunately, that clinic has a spotty history with the law, here, so I was reticent to give it much credence. All the same, the topic caught my interest, as we seem to be facing so many, and new, allergies brought on by environmental conditions, our food sources, and so on.

So, in effect, we're potentially creating allergic reactions to ourselves! yikes!

     

Post new comment